Improvement in plow-standards



J. 1?. RYAN. Plow-Standard.

No. 206,830. Patented Aug. 6,1878.

WlTN ESSES ATTORN EYS UNITED A STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. RYAN, OF MAYSVILLE, KENTUCKY.

IMPROVEM ENT IN PLOW-STANDARDS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 206,830, dated August(i, 1879; application filed July 6, 18725.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OIIN F. RYAN, of Maysville, in the county of Masonand State of Kentucky, have invented a new and valuable Improvement inFlows; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, andexact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of thisspecification, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon.

Figure l of the drawings is a representation of a perspective view of mycombined plow. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 8 is a sectional plan viewthrough 00 w and Figs. 4, 5, and 6 are perspective details of the same.

My invention relates to a double reversible plow-shin, to whichinterchangeable plows, cultivators, scrapers, and the like may beattached without the use of plates or other devices, except bolts.

The invention consists in a two-faced curved standard, which securestogether two horizontal bars. Each of the curved standards or seats isprovided with bolt-holes, by which the difierent devices are secured tothe shin. ()ne of the standards has a beveled front surface to furnish abearing for the plow and scraper, and the other has an oval front tosupply bearings for the shovel-plow and cultivator. The side opposite tothe bevel for the moldboard is formed in a longitudinal plane foraland-side. Projections and bolts from and through the upper horizontalbar serve to secure it to the plow-beam, and a shoulder on the lower barserves as a bearingforthelandside of the plow.

It will then be observed that my invention is a double plow-standard,made to reverse upon the plow-beam, one side being beveled to carry aturn-plow and scraper, and the other being formed to furnish bearing fora shovel-plow or cultivator.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the plow-standard, havingbeveled side a and bolt-holes a. B represents the cultivatorstandard,having oval front surface I) and boltholes b. The standards A and B arecurved in different directions, are joined and rigidly secured togetherat or near their centers upon their convex surfaces, and at their upperextremities are attached to a beam-bar, G, having projections c andbolt-holes c, for attachment to the plow-beam. (Not shown.) The lowerextremities of the standards A B are attached to the foot 1), having ashoulder, (I, to receive and furnishbearings for the land side of theplow-point.

E represents a longitudinal plane on the standards A B and on the footD, and this plane furnishes or comprises aland-side, which serves wheneither of the standards are ahead.

These parts form my complete standard, and the standard thus formed isadapted to be secured to the plow-beam and be reversed at will thereon.

F represents a plow consisting of the moldboard f, point f, andland-side f, with shoulderf to abut against the shoulder (l on the footD. This plow is adapted to be secured to the beveled standard A bybolts.

G represents the scraper, adapted to be secured to the same standard,and it is provided with bolt-holes g, as shown.

H and I represent the shovelplow and eultivator, adapted to be securedto the oval standard B by bolts through holes h i.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The plow-shin described, consisting of the curved part A, having beveledouter surface a and bolt-holes a, the part 13, having oval surface I)and bolt-holes b, the beam-bar G c, and the plow-foot D with shoulder d,and having land-side E, as shown, adapted to serve relatively to theplow F ff f f or cultivators G, H, or I at will, and to be reversed uponthe plow-beam, when desired, as herein specified, for the purpose setforth.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN FRANKLIN RYAN.

Witnesses:

GEo. W. SULsER, WILLIAM T. BERRY.

